Many mothers have a habit of using baby powder to apply baby skin every day. Many reasons are given such as chalk to help the baby's body dry, fragrant, prevent rash .... But whether mothers have anticipated the risks of this product?
Be careful not to harm the baby's respiratory tract
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that mothers should not use powdered powder because of the danger of the respiratory system. Powder can make it difficult for a child to breathe and cause serious lung damage when a child inhales the particles. Tiny pollen will fly into the air after use, making it difficult to prevent this.
Special attention should be paid to chalks made from talc, as these pollen grains are very small and easy to inhale. With other types of chalk, including those made from cornstarch, it is easy for children to inhale.
Did you know that a small amount of baby powder can irritate your child's lungs - especially for babies at high risk of respiratory diseases like premature babies , babies with congenital heart disease, babies have respiratory syncytial virus - RSV or other respiratory diseases?
Diaper rash can get worse
There are many cornstarch chalks, and unfortunately, this is a favorite yeast food, one of the top culprits for diaper rash.
While it offers some benefits, mothers should still be wary of the risk of their baby's respiratory damage from inhalation of baby powder. Therefore, if it is discovered that your baby has characteristic diaper rash such as bright red spots, tiny acne ... you should avoid using chalk on these areas.
Safety first
If your baby is 100% healthy and you still want to use baby powder, use enough. First of all, the mother should stand a little away from the child. Put a little chalk in the palm of your hand, do not pour it directly on young people or around children.
Keep the baby powder container out of reach of children, even older children. You certainly do not want your child to play with the chalk box, open the lid and make the chalk fly everywhere, not to mention the large amount of chalk they can inhale.
To prevent skin irritation, don't let baby powder cover your baby's skin. After each diaper change, wash off the remaining powdered powder, pay special attention to the folds on the baby's skin, mom.
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